RESISTANCE PERFORMED: An Anthology on Aesthetic Strategies under Repressive Systems in Latin America  Authors: Rodrigo Alonso, Cornelia Huth, Miguel A. López, Heike Munder, Tobias Peper, Nelly Richard, Cristiana Tejo, Stefanie Wenger  Editors: Heike Munder, Raphael Gygax  220 pages,  English | Hardback, 27,5 x 20.8 cm.  Publisher JRP Ringier and the Migros Museum für Gegenwartskunst, Zürich.  ISBN 9783037644461  The publication Resistance Performed—Aesthetic Strategies under Repressive Systems in Latin America addresses performative artistic strategies as a lived practice of resistance in Latin American countries such as Argentina, Brazil, and Chile. At the core of this reflection are historical positions that have borne witness to the way people have resisted repressive and dictatorial political systems in Latin America since the 1960s, often jeopardizing their own lives.  The intention is to conduct a fresh exploration of the idea of resistance through a dialogue with contemporary positions. Performative strategies have regained significance in contemporary artistic practice in recent years, raising the question of whether these are still viable strategies to undermine hierarchical structures or even change political systems today? The publication includes essays by Rodrigo Alonso, Miguel A. López, Heike Munder, Nelly Richard, and Cristiana Tejo, and reflects on topics such as Argentina and its sociopolitical and interventional aspect; gender issues; collective memory and the notion of body trauma in Latin America; the dictatorship in Chile; and ephemeral art, more specifically Mail art.
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